Lionel Ngakane

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Lionel Ngakane

Lionel Ngakane (17 July 1928 – 26 November 2003) was a South African filmmaker and actor, who lived in exile in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until 1994, when he returned to South Africa after the end of apartheid. His 1965 film Jemima and Johnny, inspired by the 1958 "race riots" in Notting Hill, London, won awards at the Venice and Rimini film festivals. In the 1960s, Ngakane was a founding …

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SafariSafari · 1956
Safari
★ 5.61956
MovieAdventure
Wealthy eccentric Sir Vincent Brampton and his fiancée Linda Latham hire Ken Duffield to lead them on a jungle hunt. Duffield is looking for the murderer of his son; he gets the killer and Linda.
The Night We Got the BirdThe Night We Got the Bird · 1960
The Night We Got the Bird
★ 6.31960
MovieComedy
Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crooks dogged with disaster at every turn.
The SqueezeThe Squeeze · 1977
The Squeeze
★ 5.51977
MovieThrillerCrime
An alcoholic London ex-cop becomes involved in a kidnapping drama and tries to free the daughter of a friend from a brutal gangster mob.
The Mark of the HawkThe Mark of the Hawk · 1957
The Mark of the Hawk
★ 3.41957
MovieDramaHistory
The man called Obam struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their land and lives back from the British colonists. Obam's motives are questioned by his own people, in particular his brother Kanda. With the help of his wife Renee and missionary Bruce Craig, will he be able to get things under control before the country self-destructs? Written by Greg Bruno
Two Gentlemen SharingTwo Gentlemen Sharing · 1969
Two Gentlemen Sharing
★ 5.51969
MovieDramaRomance
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
Duel in the JungleDuel in the Jungle · 1954
Duel in the Jungle
★ 6.41954
MovieAdventure
An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diamond broker who drowned whilst diving off the coast. The broker was insured for $1 million so the insurers are suspicious.
Nothing BarredNothing Barred · 1961
Nothing Barred
★ 7.01961
MovieComedy
Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to the public. But the public ignores his gesture, and his fortunes fade even further, with a stream of debts threatening to run into a deluge when his daughter's fiancé demands a plush and costly wedding. Where is the cash to come from? Whitebait and his servant Spankforth's answer is a scam involving the theft of a valuable painting from the Manor. How could such a cunningly original ruse fail?
Nor the Moon by NightNor the Moon by Night · 1958
Nor the Moon by Night
★ 6.21958
MovieDrama
When Alice Lang flies out to Kenya to marry gamekeeper Andrew Miller she is met by his brother Rusty, who is initially opposed to the marriage. The two become attracted to each other, but when Andrew is attacked by a lion, Alice nurses him back to health. Now torn between affection and duty, she must decide which path to follow.

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